Permanent |
- A license issued to a customer to use products for an indefinite period
of time.
- To order your permanent floating, named-user floating, or authorized user
license keys for most products, use the IBM Rational® License Key Center.
- To acquire an authorized user license key for IBM Rational products based
on the Eclipse framework, purchase and download an activation kit from Passport Advantage®. See Requesting license keys for
information about ordering keys from the License Key Center.
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Temporary (evaluation or emergency) |
- A time-limited license issued to a customer for using IBM Rational products.
You can use it on any computer until the specified expiration date.
- Temporary license keys can be floating or authorized user.
- Temporary keys are generated only for single or multiple license servers.
They are not generated for redundant servers.
- To evaluate a product, ask your sales representative for an evaluation
key.
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TLA (Term License Agreement) |
- TLAs allow users access to IBM Rational software for
a negotiated period of time. The expiration date is built into the license
key.
- TLA license keys can be floating or authorized
user.
- The processes of requesting and installing TLA license keys are the same
as requesting and installing permanent licenses.
- To order your TLA floating, named-user floating,
or authorized user license keys, use License Key Center. See Requesting license keys for more information
about License Key Center.
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